Immunohistochemical evidence for the presence of tryptophan hydroxylase in the brains of insects as revealed by sheep anti-tryptophan hydroxylase polyclonal antibody

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 332, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 555-563

  Bao, Xuexiang ^a   Tian, Ximei ^b   Zhao, Zhifu ^a   Qu, Yutang ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Zhang, Jinbei ^a   Liu, Tianyi ^a   Yang, Lina ^a   Lv, Jiye ^c   Song, Chuantao ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Sericultural Institute of Jilin Province   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatic amino acid hydroxylase; Brain; Immunohistochemistry; Insects; Serotonin; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BRAIN TISSUE; COLEOPTERA; FLY; HYMENOPTERA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BRAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECTS; NEURONS; SEROTONIN; SHEEP; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

BLATTARIA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 43549092023     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-008-0596-6     Document Type: Article

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